entrust
verb/ɪnˈtrʌst/
Frequency rank: #14,723 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to give someone responsibility for an important task or object.
Example sentence
My parents decided to entrust the management of their savings to a professional adviser.
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